Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 29

Ekādaśī Vrata-Vidhi and the Galava–Bhadrashīla Itihāsa

Dharmakīrti before Yama

Devanagari script

इत्येवमादिभिः शुद्धो वशी सर्वहिते रतः । उपवासपरो भूत्वा परां सिद्धिमवान्पुयात् ॥ २९ ॥

Transliteration

ityevamādibhiḥ śuddho vaśī sarvahite rataḥ | upavāsaparo bhūtvā parāṃ siddhimavānpuyāt || 29 ||

Translation

وهكذا، إذا تطهّر المرء بمثل هذه الممارسات، وضبط نفسه، وانصرف إلى خير جميع الكائنات، فإن من يلازم الصيام ينال الكمال الروحي الأعلى.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/समाप्ति-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• एवम्-आदिभिः: by such (rules) beginning with ‘thus’
• एवम्-आदिभिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन; अव्ययीभाव-समासः ‘एवम्’ + ‘आदि’ = ‘एवमादि’ (by such things as these)

• शुद्धः: purified
• शुद्धः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (nominative singular masculine)

• वशी: self-controlled
• वशी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वशिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; इकारान्त-प्रातिपदिक (self-controlled)

• सर्व-हिते: in the welfare of all
• सर्व-हिते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + हित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; ‘सर्वस्य हितम्’ (in the welfare of all)

• रतः: devoted
• रतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (devoted/engaged)

• उपवास-परः: intent on fasting
• उपवास-परः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उपवास (प्रातिपदिक) + पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘उपवासे परः’ (intent on fasting)

• भूत्वा: having become
• भूत्वा: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive), ‘having become’

• पराम्: supreme
• पराम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; विशेषण (supreme)

• सिद्धिम्: attainment/perfection
• सिद्धिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• अवान्: possessing (it)
• अवान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अवत्/वत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘अवान्’ = ‘युक्तः/सम्पन्नः’ (possessed of)

• पुयात्: should attain/reach
• पुयात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; √पू ‘to purify’ in sense ‘to attain/arrive’ (contextual)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Moksha/Dharma instruction flow)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in Narada Purana?

It links inner purity, self-mastery, and compassion with the observance of upavāsa, presenting fasting as a dharmic discipline that culminates in the highest siddhi (spiritual attainment).

How does this verse explain the path of devotion (Bhakti)?

By emphasizing self-control and living for the good of all, it frames vrata-like austerity (such as fasting) as supportive of a sattvic, devotional life that ripens into supreme spiritual realization.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse is primarily vrata/dharma-focused rather than technical Vedanga; its practical takeaway is disciplined upavāsa with ethical conduct (sarvahita) as a regulated observance within ritual-dharma practice.